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Noun
function word
closed-class word
Definition: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
Definition: A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, such as prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, or conjunctions.